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2023-12-23 / UCAC4 439-002520 / (33305) 1998 KQ50

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1 show Andrea Manna O- VID M200 CH GPS 21:05:23 21:08:26
2 show Stefano Sposetti O- VID M420 CH GPS 21:04:30 21:09:30
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2 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL#51 : 508bb3f0-ddb4-11f0-547e-d597bbfa83c1 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 508bb3f0-ddb4-11f0-547e-d597bbfa83c1 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-12-23 at 20:43:34 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (33305) 1998 KQ50
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2506255189792185728
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 03 36.8449, DE = -02 16 18.184  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.71 mag, RP = 13.26 mag, BP = 14.0 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.98 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.8 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 6.4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 3.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 30° (sunlit = 89%), Sun = 115°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.09 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.08 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#51
 Note                      : FP:true

 
 [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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